Question & AnswerQ&A (DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 4)
The Dangerous Drugs Board derives its power from Section 36(a) of R.A. 6425, as amended.
To identify emergency cases where prescriptions for dangerous drugs need not be issued on the official prescription forms (DDB Form No. 1-72).
(a) Immediate and urgent need arising from natural or other calamities like typhoons, earthquakes, conflagrations that preclude access to official forms; (b) Serious accidents requiring drug administration at or near the accident scene where forms are unavailable; (c) Urgent need where availability of drugs may determine life or death and official forms are inaccessible.
The prescribing physician must certify at the back of the ordinary prescription form the nature, time, and place of the emergency conditions, as well as the patient's name and address, and print their full name and address beneath their signature.
The prescribing physician must inform the Board in writing within three (3) days from issuing such prescription.
The physician's full name and address in printed form must be indicated beneath the signature.
Yes, under specified emergency conditions, ordinary prescription forms may be used instead of official DDB forms for dangerous drugs prescriptions.
Natural and other calamities such as typhoons, earthquakes, and conflagrations of a magnitude that precludes prompt access to official prescription forms.
The prescribing physician is responsible for certifying the emergency use on the prescription form and reporting to the Dangerous Drugs Board.
This regulation took effect immediately upon adoption on April 3, 1973.